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Headteacher Update 29 th May Covid-19 Jonathan Lewis Service Director Education Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Local Authorities Agenda for Meeting Key Updates Opening Guidance Risks Assessments and Schools Intention to
Headteacher Update – 29th May Covid-19
Jonathan Lewis Service Director – Education Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Local Authorities
provide meals in your normal way.
benefits-related free school meals eligibility criteria. There is no requirement to provide universal infant free school meals to infant pupils who are not in school.
definition which leads to significant change.
Please store appropriately once opened. Training for staff essential.
protection needed where pupil risk assessment dictates risk.
circulated.
scenario and use advice in guidance. Asked DfE clarification.
in daily contact with operators to ensure that there is sufficient capacity, taking account of social distancing requirements, to meet anticipated demand from pupils entitled to local-authority provided transport.
are dependent upon data from schools with regard to children likely to attend school.
require additional assistance.
requirements have been compromised in any way, e.g. more children trying to board a vehicle than seats available based on reduced capacity.
Schools should resume taking an attendance register / codes provided.
work if you complete the DfE system. We will remind people who haven’t replied to the DfE system at the end of the day so they do it the next day! Information still important to inform planning.
grounds.
don’t believe social distancing is being followed outside school appropriately (consider in light of new guidance)
from DfE is that Primary / Infant schools should follow Primary guidance but have regard to EY info.
AP – continue to increase numbers.
remotely – this may change. Suggestions for transition process for Y6/7 circulated next week.
current guidance does not allow. Keeping thinking about it.
SEND guidance strengthened but remains HT choice
schools have been reviewed and agreed. The level of diligence, thought and commitment was hugely commendable.
making transparent decisions.
assessment will be available.
shared with the unions so no need to respond to letters.
kept up to date and shared with staff.
Cambs Peterborough % of Reception provision expected to open? W/C 1st June 71 77 W/C 8th June 95 90 W/C 15th June 96 90 % of Year 1 provision expected to open? W/C 1st June 68 71 W/C 8th June 85 88 W/C 15th June 88 96 % of Year 6 provision expected to open? W/C 1st June 60 57 W/C 8th June 73 75 W/C 15th June 77 77 % of overall uptake
43 45
47 46 Average Size of Bubble in Primary Schools
8 12
10 10
Cambridgeshire Peterborough Staggered start and finished times 91% 90% Shorter daily opening for parents 49% 53% Closing for up to half a day for PPA time / Cleaning / Staff wellbeing 55% 36% Closing for more than half a day for PPA time / Cleaning / Staff wellbeing 20% 7% Closure of breakfast and / or after school club 72% 84% Teaching Assistants leading classes under the supervision of a teacher 46% 48% Using spaces in school which have previously not been used as teaching spaces 34% 26% Non-contact staff leading class bubbles (SLT etc) 26% 17% Limited curriculum offer 78% 71% Reduced home learning offer for those not attending 34% 26% Unable to provide meals for pupils who attend school 14% 10%
to reopen early years settings and primary schools…
rate
demand
second peak that would overwhelm the NHS
to follow the national direction for limited opening providing the school risk assessment supports this.
testing) peaked later in Peterborough and Huntingdonshire than nationally but community impact low.
Peterborough since the start of Covid-19 have been lower than national and regional averages.
Covid-19 case amongst staff or children is reported immediately, including households self isolating due to
(e.g. defining monitoring arrangements, identifying potential scenarios and planning the required response)
available.
comprehensive position now with managing bubbles.
fever, a new continuous cough or a loss of taste or smell – you and the people you live with must immediately self-isolate.
if you don’t have internet access dial 119. Do not leave home for any
Test and Trace service within 24 hours.
establish who you have been in contact with and might have infected. This could be members of your own household already isolating or someone you have been within 2 metres of for more than 15 minutes. You will also be given clinical advice and support for dealing with the
If you are one of those contacts, you will be advised to isolate for 14 days, even if you don’t have symptoms or feel perfectly well. If you developed symptoms, you would be required to get a test.
Area Total cases Rate per 100,000 Cambridge 220 174.9 East Cambridgeshire 108 120.9 Fenland 169 166.5 Huntingdonshire 355 200.2 South Cambridgeshire 203 128.9 Cambridgeshire 1055 161.9 Peterborough 369 183.5 East of England 13,124 211.6 England 144,002 257.3
Notes: Rate per 100,000 resident population, crude rates calculated using mid-year 2018 population estimates Last updated Monday 18 May 2020 at 4.51pm Source: Public Health England (PHE), https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are being identified as an exemplar by the DfE nationally.
their mental health and their safety at home against the welfare and safety of staff and pupils at school.
consulted Public Health and the view of the councils are that we feel it is appropriate to open.
we have so many schools that have their own unique position and the risk assessments have shown that.
assessment to inform any change from the stated position and be able to justify it to parents, staff, community and DfE. Academies need to talk to their academy trust.
professional judgement not a gut and moral decision nor led by social media.
we will be challenged either way. Ethical leadership is needed at this time.
why they aren't opening.
your plan, can you speak to your SIA ASAP.
available for conversations.